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Job Vacancy: Van Driver and Warehouse Support Worker

Hours: 7 hours per week, Monday and Wednesday 9:45-1:15 Salary: £7.85 per hour Fixed Term contract for 12 months (subject to funding) Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank is looking for a pleasant and friendly van driver who is able to move and handle heavy crates and boxes. Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank provides three-day emergency food parcels for people in crisis […]

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Job Vacancy: Finance Officer

Hours: 7 hours per week Salary: 16,000 per year, pro rata Fixed Term contract for 10 months (subject to funding)   Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank is looking for a skilled and efficient Finance Officer to provide finance administration. The successful post holder will be working supportively within our Team. S-o-T Foodbank has received funding from the Big […]

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Our latest stats

In our first 11 weeks we have helped almost 500 people. We have had over 9 tonnes of food donated by the wonderful people of Stoke-on-Trent so far.  Our warehouse is being kept very busy re-stocking the distribution centres.

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Job Vacancy: Health Coordinator

Hours: 12 hours per week (subject to funding) Salary: £18,400 per annum, pro rata 12 month fixed-term contract (subject to funding) Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank is looking for a self-motivated, well organised and friendly-natured person to co-ordinate and to evaluate our health projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to plan effectively and have […]

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Foodbank in The Sentinel

Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank featured in The Sentinel this week #localandproud

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Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank launch online funding campaign

We’ve launched Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank’s Van Project on Crowdfunder. Both our part-time Warehouse Assistants and our Volunteers drive the van across the City to our 17 distribution centres in order to re-stock each centre and collect donations. The van is also integral in supermarket food drives, as without it we would struggle to transport the generous […]

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6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need

A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.

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Tesco Food drive figures

The Christmas Tesco Fooddrive figures are in… Hanley Tesco – 1,557.20KG Longton Tesco – 1,830.40KG   With a combined total of 3,387.60KG!!! Thank you to everyone who has donated food!

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Christmas Opening Times 2015

Monday 21st December 9am-11am, St John’s Church, Knypersley 10am-12pm, West End Methodist Church, Stoke 6pm-8pm, Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Sneyd Green Tuesday 22nd December 10am-12pm, Hope Community Church, Hanley 12:30pm-2:30pm, St Stephen’s Community Church, Bentilee 6:30pm-8:30pm, St John’s Welcome Centre, Abbey Hulton Wednesday 23rd December 10am-12pm, Bethel Church, Longton 3pm-5pm, Swan Bank Methodist Church, Burslem 7pm-9pm, Grace Church, Hanley Christmas Eve 10:30am-12:30pm, Temple Street Methodist […]

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Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?

With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]

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